Brief Life History of Elsbeth
When Elsbeth Kropf was born on 24 June 1666, in Schwarzenegg, Unterlangenegg, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Anthoni Kropf, was 25 and her mother, Anna Stegmann, was 24.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Elsbeth Kropf, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Elsbeth Kropf, "Switzerland Baptisms, 1491-1940"
Parents and Siblings
1640– Male
1642– Female
Siblings (10)
1666– Female
1667–1730 Male
1670–1676 Female
1673–1730 Male
1676– Female
+5 More Children
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Siegfried, Alois, Aloys, Arno, Jurgen, Liesl, Matthias.
German and Swiss German:
from Middle High German kropf ‘goiter’, hence a nickname for a person with a conspicuous crop due to goiter or for a short person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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